Doll joint



March 6, 1951 l. coHN DOLL JOINT Filed Nov. 5, 1946 F7715. l I

IN V EN TOR.

Patented Mar. 6, 1951 Application November 5, 1946, Serial No. 707,943

2 Claims.

The object of the invention is to provid in dolls made of plastic or any other suitable composition means for carrying the arm, leg and head elements for frictional movement in such manner that the elements may each be rotated to any desired position and there held in such adjusted position by predetermined frictional ngagement of the parts, with the further arrangement that the head may be tilted relative to its rotational supporting means.

A further object of the invention is to provide attaching means for said parts which will be concealed by the leg, arm, or head, as the case may be, and which neverthless enables quick .and simple assembly, with the securing of great strength in the connections, and which will eliminate elastic cords and all other connections which are subject to derangement.

The invention will be described with reference to the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation partly broken away showing the assembled elements of a doll and the connecting elements intermediate the arms and legs and the body, and intermediate the head and the neck portion, the view being taken from the front of the structure;

Figure 2 is an isometric view showing an assembly of the arm and leg connecting members;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section through one arm portion of the assembly, in the position of Fig. 1-;

Figure 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4, Fig. 3 without the arm.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a doll having molded parts, as for example elements molded from plastic, and hollow. The body I is formed with an upstanding neck portion 2 which receives a downwardly flanged closure disk 3. The arms 4, legs 5 and head member 6 are hollow molded elements.

The head connecting members consist of two spaced disks 1 and 1:1: which hold between them a rotational and laterally movable disk 8, the margins of the latter being cemented to the walls of the head bounding the base opening thereof, in such a manner that the connecting members lie within the head and the marginal attachment of disk 8 is within and concealed by the head.

Disks 1 and 1x are connected by a hollow rivet 9 and this rivet passes through an nlarged aperture at 8st. The riveted assembly of disks 1 and la: exerts light frictional pressure upon disk 8, so that the head may be rotated and yet held in such adjusted position as desired. Also, by

cup-like depressions of reason of the enlarged opening 8x, the head may be tilted, that is to say moved laterally relatively to the hollow rivet and disks 7, 10:. The enlarged aperture 8x may be round, if desired, or it may be formed as a substantially rectangular opening, such an opening having a width equivalent to the diameter of the rivet, and in such case the head may be tilted in one direction and in a reverse direction, only. I g

It will be understood that the cap 3 is required only when light plastic is employed and an internal reinforcement of the neck portion of the doll is desired, since disk la: may be extended downwardly as an annular flange to liev within the neck 2 or exteriorly thereof, as desired.

At the arm and leg portions of the body I. there is molded a set of outwardly projected annular attaching heads H) for the arms and a similar set II for the legs.

The inner, upper area of each arm is formed with a cup-like member l2. For each. arm and each leg, the legs having the same cup-like members l2, there is applied an attaching device consisting of two flanged disks which abut in such manner that the flanges extend in opposite directions, these members being shown at l3 and M. The members are rotationally held together by a hollow rivet l5. The flange of member 13 is cemented to the inner wall of the cup-like formation of the leg or arm as the case may be and the flange of member l4 receives and is cemented to an appropriate one of the outwardly projected members In or H. I prefer that the cup-like members of the arms and legs be sufficiently deep to entirely receive the flanged disks l3 and 14 so that the latter may be concealed.

When an arm is moved the appropriate flanged disk [3 will rotate upon its hollow rivet l5, and the frictional engagement between the disks l3 and M, as well as the action of the rivet, will hold the arm in the position to which it is moved. The same condition applies to the movement of a leg member.

In assembling the doll elements it is only necessary to cement the disk 1x to cap 3 for the head, and to apply cement to the interior of the the arms and legs and the appropriate annular projections of the body member, followed by pressing the elements in position, As an alternative the cement may be applied to the flange of disk l3 exteriorly thereof and the flange of disk I4 interiorly thereof, with the bringing of the riveted assembly of disks i3 and M to the position of Figure 3, the parts being held in such assembly until the cement has set.

head member, and and leg members,

By cement I mean any material which will be effective to cause a strong bond between those elements which are to'be held together. Thus, with certain cellulosic molding materials, as well as additional molding compounds, it is only necessary to apply a selected solvent and then press the parts together. In some cases, as with papier mach, a glue or the like will be required.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the form and arrangements of the elements illustrated in the embodiments shown, and their specific relation without depart ing from the spirit of the invention, and that by doll I mean to include such toys as replicas of animals and birds, etc.

Having thus described claim as new and desire to ent, is as follows:

secure by Letters Patmy invention, what I 2. In a doll consisting of a body member, a head member, and appurtenant arm members and two leg members, the body member being formed with at least one outwardly upset area to serve as a mounting for one of said members appurtenant, said appurtenant member being formed with a relatively deep cupped recess with a back wall and a peripheral wall, two flanged disks. in mutual abutment, the disks being reversely disposed so that their flanges extend in opposite directions, a rivet rotatably and frictionally connecting the disks axially thereof, the disks being disposed within the said relatively deep cupped recess of said appurtenant member,

1. In a doll consisting of a body member, a I

appurtenant arm members,

the body member being formed with at least one annular outwardly upset area to serve as a mounting face for one of said members appurtenant, said appurtenant =member being formed with a relatively deep cupped recess with a back wall and a peripheral wall, two peripherally flanged disks in mutual face abutment, the disks being reversely disposed so .that their flanges extend in opposite directions,

a rivet rotatably and frictionally connecting the disks axially thereof, the disks being disposed within the said relatively deep cuppedreeess of said appurtenant member and one disk abutting the peripheral and back walls thereof, the flange of said one disk being cemented to a wall of said recess and the flange of the second disk peripherally abutting the annular upset area of the body member and being cemented thereto.

and one. disk abutting the peripheral and back walls thereof, and substantially enclosed by the walls thereof, the flange of said one disk being cemented to a wall of said recess and the flange of the second disk embracing the annular projection of the body member and being cemented thereto.

IRWIN COHN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,605,615 Rothstein Nov. 2, 1926 

